Japan's built-in lexicon of English-based loanwords
Many of the most important English vocabulary may already exist in native lexicons. This pioneering book examines Japanese lexical borrowing, clarifies the effect of cognates on foreign language acquisition, assesses Japanese cognates that correspond to high-frequency and academic English, and discusses using this resource in teaching.
1 online resource (vii, 185 pages) : illustrations.
9781847690302, 9781847690319, 1847690300, 1847690319
1048181606
Japan's importation of English
The assimilation of English into Japanese
A historical and linguistic overview
Today's generation of gairaigo
Gairaigo and language acquisition
Resolving the paradox of cognates
The effect of loanwords in Japanese on the learning of English
The built-in lexicons
Common loanword cognates for high-frequency and academic English
Quantifying the overlap and quality of Japanese/English cognates
Exploiting Japanese loanword cognates
Barriers to accessing cognates
Extending word knowledge within word families